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• Trump news – live: President demands 'snapback' sanctions against Iran and praises QAnon supporters as Obama outlines 'consequences of his failure' in DNC remarks

  19-08-2020 23:56 via independent.co.uk
  
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• California slammed by wildfires, heat, unhealthy smoky air

  19-08-2020 23:51
  
  Northern Californians were confronted with multiple threats as wildfires, unhealthy smoky air, extreme heat, the looming possibility of power outages and an ongoing pandemic forced many to weigh the risks of staying indoors or going outside.Ash sprinkled the ground and smoke from several wildfires cast an eerie glow over much of the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday, creating unhealthy air quality and heightening concerns about people most prone to respiratory illnesses.As the air quality inde
  
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• Brazil reports nearly 50,000 new coronavirus cases, deaths top 111,000

  19-08-2020 23:48
  
  Brazil reported 49,298 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 1,212 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Wednesday.Brazil has now registered 3,456,652 cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 111,100, according to ministry data, marking the world's worst coronavirus outbreak after the United States.
  
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• Progressives irked by spotlight on GOP at Dem convention

  19-08-2020 23:46
  
  For nearly three minutes at this week's Democratic National Convention, Cindy McCain recounted Joe Biden's friendship with her late husband, John McCain, the Arizona senator and former Republican presidential candidate.Colin Powell, President George W. Bush's secretary of state, praised Biden for two minutes.John Kasich of Ohio and Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey also got prominent speaking slots.
  
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• Every letter of alphabet as seen from space

  19-08-2020 23:46
  
  Nasa with the help of readers, colleagues and the agency's wealth of imagery, has located every letter of the alphabet somewhere on Earth.From Utah's Green River Bowknot Bend to smoke above wildfires in Canada, there are some breathtaking images.See the A to Z of the alphabet in the above video.
  
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• Carpenter hits slam, Flaherty shaky, Cardinals beat Cubs 9-3

  19-08-2020 23:45
  
  Matt Carpenter belted a grand slam and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cubs 9-3 in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Wednesday, holding Chicago to two hits even though a shaky Jack Flaherty couldn’t make it out of the second inning.Flaherty gave up a leadoff homer to Ian Happ and recorded just five outs in his first start since a season-opening win over Pittsburgh.Carpenter drove a rope to center in the first inning against Alec Mills (2-2) for his second career grand slam.
  
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• Q&A: California's new electricity-blackout challenge

  19-08-2020 23:42
  
  As if the pandemic and economic recession weren't bad enough, millions of Californians now face recurring threats of abrupt blackouts during a heat wave in the nation's most populous state.California's Independent System Operator, a nonprofit agency that manages the state's power supply, ordered utilities to impose temporary blackouts for the first time in 19 years last Friday and did so again Saturday, pulling the plug on hundreds of thousands of customers for one to two hours.The specter of so
  
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• Mali’s opposition says it will work with coup leaders on political transition

  19-08-2020 23:42
  
  Mali’s opposition vowed Wednesday to work on a political transition with the military leaders who seized power and called a mass rally for Friday to celebrate the “people’s victory”.The opposition coalition M5-RFP said it would work with the military junta on “developing a roadmap” with the new leaders and supporters, according to a statement.The coalition’s Choguel Maiga told journalists “we will organise the biggest patriotic rally on Friday&rdqu
  
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• Democrats step up attacks on President Trump, praise Joe Biden's leadership at DNC

  19-08-2020 23:41
  
  Democrats gear up for big night of convention speeches from heavy-hitters; reaction and analysis on 'The Five.'
  
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• DNC: Schedule, speakers, and how to watch the Democratic National Convention

  19-08-2020 23:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  How and when the party will nominate its presidential candidate
  
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• Australian farmers call on Coalition to 'nurture' trade ties with China

  19-08-2020 23:36
  
  Australian farmers call on Coalition to 'nurture' trade ties with ChinaPlea comes after wine becomes latest export to be targeted by Beijing as relationship sours
  
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• Woman pronounced dead for second time in a week after being mistakenly sent to morgue

  19-08-2020 23:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  Regional officials investigating after doctors attempted to resucitate patient for 30 minutes - but missed signs she was alive
  
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• DNC hasn't mentioned crime wave in Democrat-run cities: Michael Goodwin

  19-08-2020 23:35
  
  Fox News contributor Michael Goodwin is surprised the Democrats haven't brought up the rising crime rate during the virtual DNC and former Reagan adviser Ed Rollins says the DNC has been 'a very dull, boring show.'
  
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• Red Sox snap 9-game skid, Devers HR in 6-3 win over Phils

  19-08-2020 23:31
  
  Stuck in a nine-game skid, the Boston Red Sox quickly seemed to be heading toward loss No. 10.Especially after rookie Kyle Hart issued a pair of four-pitch walks, loading the bases for the high-scoring Philadelphia Phillies with no outs in the first inning.“It’s amazing how good a win feels,” Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke said on his 64th birthday.
  
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• Barack Obama attacks Donald Trump at Democratic convention for 'using power of office to help himself and friends'

  19-08-2020 23:30
  
  Barack Obama is set to launch a searing attack on President Donald Trump - his most unequivocal since leaving office - and urge Americans to oust a man who has damaged US democracy and "only used the awesome power of his office to help himself and his friends". Mr Obama will deliver the keynote speech at the Democratic national convention on Wednesday night, endorsing his former vice-president Joe Biden. Mr Obama, who since leaving the White House has only occasionally commented on Mr Trump's pr
  
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• Harley Davidson Club members in Dubai collect aid for Lebanon

  19-08-2020 23:28
  
  Around 60 members of the "Hawks" Harley Davidson Club gather in Dubai to help volunteers of the Emirates Red Crescent pack and load humanitarian aid worth 1 million dirhams (around $272,000 dollars) for Beirut's blast victims.
  
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• Bayern Munich crush Lyon to set up Champions League final with Paris Saint-Germain

  19-08-2020 23:20
  
  Serge Gnabry bagged a brace on Wednesday night as Bayern Munich advanced to the final of the Uefa Champions League on Wednesday night with a 3-0 victory over Lyon.The Germans were under the cosh for the first 15 minutes of the encounter at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon.Lyon skipper Memphis Depay had the first chance four minutes into the one-off semi-final.After eluding the Bayern centre-backs, the Netherlands international scooted into the penalty area, rounded the Bayern goalkeeper
  
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• Airbnb files preliminary paperwork for public stock offering

  19-08-2020 23:20
  
  Airbnb on Wednesday filed preliminary paperwork for selling stock on Wall Street, undaunted by a global pandemic that has taken some wind out of its home-sharing business.The San Francisco-based company said it submitted a draft registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission.Airbnb said the number of shares in the company it plans to sell and their price hasn’t yet been determined.
  
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• Half a million students told: You won’t get results on Thursday

  19-08-2020 23:10
  
  Close to half a million pupils face fresh exam chaos on Thursday after an eleventh hour decision to withhold their results. On Wednesday night, with less than 24 hours to go until results day, the exam board Pearson told schools not to publish BTEC results, saying they needed more time to recalculate the grades. It is the latest results exams fiasco and follows the A-level results chaos last week which led to the Government’s U-turn on teachers’ predicted grades. The development will
  
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• Bayern Munich send Lyon crashing out of Champions League with 3-0 semi-final win

  19-08-2020 23:05
  
  Bayern Munich beat Lyon 3-0 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League final and remain on course for a treble-winning season – with the German champions' winger Serge Gnabry scoring twice in 15 minutes in the first half, before a header from talismanic Polish striker Robert Lewandowski finished off Lyon in the 88th minute.The Bavarians, who won the domestic league and Cup double and are unbeaten in all competitions in 2020, will now face PSG at Lisbon's Estadio da Luz on Sunday after
  
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• NASCAR's Kyle Larson to AP on slur: 'I was just ignorant'

  19-08-2020 23:03
  
  Kyle Larson packed his things and left North Carolina, returning to his native California too embarrassed to show his face in public.Depressed and devastated, Larson began a journey to understand both why he had said the word and how to grow from the experience.
  
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• Morning mail: hotels 'desperate', home affairs blunder, axe-throwing leagues

  19-08-2020 23:03
  
  Morning mail: hotels 'desperate', home affairs blunder, axe-throwing leaguesThursday: Quarantine inquiry to hear of unclean rooms amid calls for overseas arrivals cap to be raised. Plus, Elon Musk becomes world’s fourth richest man
  
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• US to drop death penalty for British Isis members accused of beheadings

  19-08-2020 23:02
  
  US to drop death penalty for British Isis members accused of beheadings. Assurances on Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh dependent on UK handing over evidence
  
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• 'I wish Trump knew how to be a president': Hillary Clinton urges voters to oust 'dangerous' president who defeated her

  19-08-2020 22:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hillary Clinton returned to the Democratic National Convention spotlight to urge voters to support Joe Biden, leading a team to "pull our nation back from the brink and build back better."
  
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• Student-led group seeks justice for man shot by police

  19-08-2020 22:56
  
  The group of student protesters marched up the wide roadway overlooking Interstate 280, the megaphones amplifying their voices nearly drowned out by the highway traffic below.The group of about 250 rallied Wednesday to try and ensure that another name receives similar attention: Maurice Gordon, a 28-year-old man killed by police after a traffic stop in southern New Jersey in late May, two days before Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police sparked massive nationwide protests and a renew
  
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• Democrats use Trump's 'It is what it is' to make their case

  19-08-2020 22:56
  
  Democrats working to depict President Donald Trump as an ineffective and negligent leader are summing up their case by quoting the president’s own words on coronavirus deaths: “It is what it is.”Democratic leaders, including former first lady Michelle Obama and former President Bill Clinton, highlighted Trump’s comment during each of the first two nights of the Democratic National Convention.Obama, headlining the all-virtual convention’s opening night, made a refere
  
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• Sen. Paul: USPS needs 'significant reform' before we give them any money

  19-08-2020 22:51
  
  The United States Postal Service needs to be downsized before being given more money to lose, Republican Sen. Rand Paul says on 'Your World.'
  
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• Knights wonder what time off will look like after advancing

  19-08-2020 22:51
  
  Normally, finishing off a playoff series early means rest and a chance to unwind, maybe spend time with family.For the Vegas Golden Knights, they have no idea what their time will look like inside the NHL bubble in Edmonton while they wait for the next round of the Stanley Cup playoffs to begin.The Golden Knights, the top seed in the Western Conference, became the first team in this year’s playoffs to advance when they eliminated the Chicago Blackhawks with a 4-3 win in Game 5 late Tuesday
  
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• Florida's coronavirus death toll hits 10,000

  19-08-2020 22:51
  
  Florida's coronavirus death toll hits 10,000* Governor Ron DeSantis points to ‘good trends … positive signs’* Andrew Cuomo warns New York school reopening will be ‘risky’* Coronavirus – latest global updates
  
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• Mexico signals eagerness to have Russian coronavirus vaccine

  19-08-2020 22:50
  
  Mexico has told Moscow it is eager to have Russia's coronavirus vaccine once phase 3 testing for the product is complete, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Wednesday.After a meeting with Russia's ambassador to Mexico, Viktor Koronelli, Ebrard said on Twitter that he had communicated Mexico's interest that phase 3 should be carried out "so as to have the vaccine as soon as possible in Mexico."
  
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• Mexico exploring phase 3 trials of Russian coronavirus vaccine

  19-08-2020 22:50
  
  Mexico told Moscow on Wednesday it would like to carry out phase 3 testing of Russia's coronavirus vaccine, as part of the Latin American country's intensifying efforts to secure early supplies of an effective medicine to control the pandemic.After a meeting with Russia's ambassador to Mexico, Viktor Koronelli, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Twitter he had expressed interest in carrying out large scale human trials "to have the vaccine as soon as possible in Mexico."Russia has already p
  
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• 'Satanist' ex-soldier sentenced to 2 1/2 years in bomb plot

  19-08-2020 22:45
  
  An ex-soldier described by prosecutors as a Satanist and linked to a neo-Nazi group was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for distributing information through social media about building a bomb and making napalm.A federal judge rejected a request from Jarrett William Smith's attorney for a lenient sentence of 15 months in prison followed by three years of supervised probation.
  
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• Airbnb confidentially files for U.S. IPO

  19-08-2020 22:44
  
  The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the IPO has not yet been determined, the company said in a statement."The initial public offering is expected to take place after the SEC completes its review process, subject to market and other conditions," Airbnb added.Reuters reported in October that Airbnb was close to hiring Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc as joint lead advisers on its planned stock market flotation.
  
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• Jets' Quinnen Williams has sights set on being 'dominant'

  19-08-2020 22:43
  
  Quinnen Williams was disappointed with how his rookie season played out.The No. 3 overall pick in last year's draft came to the New York Jets with a big smile, lots of hype and plenty of expectations.“I didn't have a horrible season,” Williams acknowledged Wednesday during a video call.
  
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• Airbnb confidentially files for IPO, sets stage for blockbuster listing

  19-08-2020 22:43
  
  The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the IPO have not yet been determined, the company said."The initial public offering is expected to take place after the SEC completes its review process, subject to market and other conditions," Airbnb added.Reuters reported in October Airbnb was close to hiring Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc as joint lead advisers on its IPO, after the company announced plans to go public in 2020.
  
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• The Long List of Things President Trump Wants to Boycott

  19-08-2020 22:41
  
  President Donald Trump has long embraced the act of boycotting major companies that he feels have disrespected him, his administration, American values, or all three. From CNN to Oreo cookies to Scottish whiskey, the MAGA president has urged his supporters to cancel a long list of products or institutions, usually launching his rallying cry on Twitter. On Wednesday, he added to the ever growing list, discouraging Americans from buying Goodyear tires after the company apparently told Kansas
  
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• VanVleet, Powell lead Raptors past Nets 104-99 for 2-0 lead

  19-08-2020 22:40
  
  Nick Nurse went small and the Toronto Raptors came up big.The Raptors second-year coach used a small lineup that included Pascal Siakam at center to help finish off the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday and take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.Fred VanVleet had 24 points and 10 assists, Norman Powell had a big game off the bench with 24 points and the defending NBA champion Raptors defeated the Brooklyn Nets 104-99 in a game they trailed for more than three quarters.
  
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• Smith inches closer to comeback 21 months since breaking leg

  19-08-2020 22:40
  
  After breaking the tibia and fibula in his right leg, undergoing 17 surgeries to repair them and surviving a life-threatening infection, Alex Smith is back on a football field with his teammates.Just 21 months after the gruesome injury that put his NFL career in jeopardy, the veteran quarterback has gotten through a rigorous rehabilitation process and is now a few steps away from completing an improbable comeback.“When you’re in the hospital and you’re wheelchair-bound and I&rs
  
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• Dr. Makary: Bad behavior can turn a college into a COVID-19 super-spreader factory

  19-08-2020 22:39
  
  Extraordinary COVID-19 safety efforts at colleges and universities are being upended by small groups of students who want to party, Dr. Marty Makary says.
  
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• Jake Butt says he was tempted to quit during latest comeback

  19-08-2020 22:37
  
  Jake Butt is equal parts unfortunate and unflappable.In three seasons with the Denver Broncos, the star-crossed tight end from Michigan has played in as many games (three) as he’s had major knee surgeries, each of which required a clean-up procedure.Just months after contemplating walking away from football, Butt has drawn high praise from his head coach and his quarterback this week with Drew Lock declaring, “There’s nobody in our locker room that doesn’t want to see Jak
  
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• A different view of the Democrats on Fox News prime time

  19-08-2020 22:36
  
  Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity are providing television viewers with a distinctly different vision of the Democratic National Convention each night from their perches on Fox News Channel.Hannity calls the virtual convention “the worst infomercial ever made” and provides brief, annotated highlights of some Democratic speakers.Carlson said that if the Democratic National Committee was in direct marketing, it would “be bankrupt by now.”
  
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• Joe Cool: Burrow confident in adapting to Bengals offense

  19-08-2020 22:34
  
  Back in pads for the first time since he won a national championship at LSU, Joe Burrow got a baptism in NFL red-zone defense.The new Bengals quarterback fumbled a snap — a steady rain contributed — and had trouble completing passes in tight quarters.The first overall pick in the draft is trying to get a grip on Cincinnati's offense with limited preparation time because of the pandemic.
  
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• Video Shows Officer Initiated Altercation with Raptors’ Masai Ujiri During 2019 NBA Finals

  19-08-2020 22:33
  
  Newly released video shows that a California police officer who in February filed a lawsuit against Toronto Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri alleging he assaulted the officer on June 14, 2019, incited the altercation himself.The video was included in a countersuit filed by Ujiri. It shows Alameda County Sheriff’s Deputy Alan Strickland getting physical with Ujiri moments after the Raptors won Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals.Ujiri filed the suit Tuesday, August 19, in US
  
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• Zoo featured in Netflix's Tiger King documentary closes over violations

  19-08-2020 22:32
  
  The private wildcat zoo at the center of the hit Netflix series "Tiger King" is closing its doors permanently, its owner said, citing pressure from animal rights activists and inspectors. "As of today, we have decided to close the old zoo effective immediately," Jeff Lowe, the current owner of the Greater Wynewood Exotic Animal Park in Oklahoma, wrote in a Facebook post. Lowe said his license to run the zoo had been suspended for 21 days by U.S. government inspectors, and that he had voluntarily
  
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• August brings fierce heat to Europe and storms to Atlantic

  19-08-2020 22:30
  
  August brings fierce heat to Europe and storms to AtlanticWeather conditions this month include soaring temperatures and earliest-forming ‘J’ storm
  
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• When is the Champions League Final 2020? PSG vs Bayern Munich - date, venue and kick-off time this year

  19-08-2020 22:29
  
  After 11 long months, the Champions League finalists have finally found their way to Lisbon.Uefa's mini-tournament consisting of seven matches in Lisbon has produced some fine games, notably Barcelona's humiliating 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals.
  
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• Belichick: Playing multiple QBs an option this season

  19-08-2020 22:29
  
  Bill Belichick said he's open to using a two-quarterback system this season, another example of how radically different the New England Patriots could look after Tom Brady's departure.Belichick was asked about platooning his quarterbacks before Wednesday's practice.The longtime coach acknowledged he was considering the possibility, and the Patriots later used all three of their QBs during a single scrimmage series.
  
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• Man knocked out at Clapham Junction station after row breaks out over face masks

  19-08-2020 22:28
  
  A man was knocked unconscious at a London railway station after an argument broke out over face masks.William, whose name has been changed for anonymity, needed hospital treatment for a severe laceration and stitches for a head wound after being attacked by a fellow traveller in Clapham Junction.
  
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• Courteney Cox, Sofia Vergara and more support designer Zuhair Murad’s Beirut relief efforts

  19-08-2020 22:23
  
  Zuhair Murad is best known for his couture creations, which have been worn on the red carpet by everyone from Jennifer Lopez to Candice Swanepoel and even Beyoncé.But Murad’s latest project is accessible to more than just the Hollywood and modeling world elite - and most importantly, it’s for a good cause.
  
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• Gun violence survivors Gabby Giffords and Emma Gonzalez lead calls for reform: 'Vote, vote vote'

  19-08-2020 22:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Gun violence survivors Gabby Giffords and Emma Gonzalez have led a powerful call for action at the Democratic National Convention, urging people to "vote, vote, vote".
  
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